Elastic Collision
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Two glass marbles moving along a straight line toward each other undergo an elastic collision. The speed of one marble is 2v and its mass is m; the speed of the other marble is v and its mass is 2m. What are the speeds and directions of the marbles after the collision?
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The problem is solved applying principles of conservation of kinetic energy and conservation of momentum.
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